Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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